Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives to talk to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans to find agreement on a spending bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. The current stopgap measure lasts through March 14. After that, without congressional action, there would be a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined at left by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., departs after talking to reporters about a spending bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined at left by Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Ariz., praises President Donald Trump as he describes the sight of the president on the giant video screens during the Super Bowl, at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is surrounded by reporters asking about his plans to move ahead with a spending bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks during a news conference on Russ Vought's nomination at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives to talk to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans to find agreement on a spending bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. The current stopgap measure lasts through March 14. After that, without congressional action, there would be a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
